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Bhutan Bitcoin reserve drawdown (2025–2026)
Between mid-2025 and mid-2026 the Kingdom of Bhutan ran down the large Bitcoin reserve it had built through state-run, hydropower-powered mining — a series of transfers that on-cha…
Bhutan Development Bank Limited
Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL) is a state-majority-owned development bank incorporated by Royal Charter in 1988. It is the country's principal rural and agricultural lender…
Bhutan Power Corporation
Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPC) is the state-owned utility responsible for electricity transmission, distribution and supply across Bhutan. Established in 2002 and owned by…
Economic Stimulus Programme of Bhutan
A Nu 15 billion (~USD 180 million) post-pandemic recovery package launched in May 2024 by the second Tobgay government, funded entirely by India, and structured as a set of credit…
Fintech and virtual assets in Gelephu Mindfulness City
Gelephu Mindfulness City, the special administrative region in southern Bhutan, is positioning itself as a regulated hub for fintech and digital-asset firms, offering combined lice…
FSC Forest Certification Pilot in Bhutan
Bhutan's first engagement with international commercial forest certification: a Forest Stewardship Council pilot led by the Department of Forests and Park Services with the Bhutan…
Nation Building Bond (Gelephu Mindfulness City)
The Gelephu Mindfulness City Nation Building Bond (GNBB), launched in May 2025 by the Gelephu Investment and Development Corporation, raised Nu 3.347 billion from 35,403 Bhutanese…
Remit Bhutan
Remit Bhutan is the Royal Monetary Authority's programme for channelling diaspora money home through formal banking — remote foreign-currency accounts for non-resident Bhutanese, l…
Tax and incentive regime of Gelephu Mindfulness City
The fiscal framework of Gelephu Mindfulness City, which since 2025 has operated a tax system distinct from the rest of Bhutan, with a 17 per cent headline corporate rate, zero capi…